“Alfred, what nonsense are you sprouting?”
Isabel came back to her senses and rebuked him.
“You’re not going to take me as your mother anymore just because I want you to divorce Vanessa?”
To Isabel, her son went crazy for a woman to the point that he would abandon his mother.
She never expected Alfred to be serious with his words.
Isabel was kind to Alfred, and Alfred had once treated her as his mother too. In the past six years, Isabel had put in a lot of effort in supporting him, so Alfred didn’t want to believe what he saw as well.
“I’m serious, Mrs. Chow. I want you to be my mother, and I want to address you as my mom too. I never knew who were my biological parents since I was young. When you brought me back to the Chow residence, you gave me love. I have always thought that you are the best mother in this world, but I am really not your son.”
Alfred knelt on the ground and said painstakingly.
On the other hand, Isabel staggered a little too.
Her body was shaking all over, and her voice was unstable.
She opened the DNA report and flipped it through page by page.
On the paper, it showed that Isabel and Alfred were not blood-related.
Isabel sucked in a deep breath, but her heart still burned with pain. It suffocated her.
How could it be possible? They did a DNA test in the past as well and it showed positive results. How could Alfred not be her son now?
She was certain that Alfred was her child whom she finally found after twenty years. Back then, she was grateful to have finally found her son.
But why did God pull a prank on her? Tears slowly slipped down her cheeks as she confirmed the truth with Alfred once more.
“Is this really not because of Vanessa? Alfred, are you really not lying to me? Or are you trying to threaten me to accept Vanessa?”
Alfred shook his head in agony. He was unwilling to believe the truth that unfolded before him too, but at this point, he would rather lose everything than continue to live in a lie.
Rachel did not understand him at all. Sure, being in power exhilarated him but he was unwilling to lie to Mrs. Chow. This woman truly loved him as her own son. Now, she was a pitiful mother.
Although they had many quarrels because of Vanessa, but Mrs. Chow still loved her son.
He did not want this mother to be kept in the dark. It would only bring her more pain when she heard the truth from someone else in the future.
“Mrs. Chow, my relationship with Vanessa would not affect my relationship with you at all. It’s just that I suddenly found problems with my identity, so I went for a DNA test. The results showed me that I’m indeed not your son. I’m sorry to have occupied the love that you should’ve kept for your son for the past six years. I’m telling you this today is to give you some mental preparation because after this, I will be telling grandpa about it. Don’t worry, I won’t take what doesn’t belong to me. Everything belongs to your son.”
“No, you cannot tell your grandpa.”
In an instant, Isabel wiped her tears and said to Alfred sternly.
“You absolutely cannot reveal the truth. Do you understand how grim the situation is now? My amazing husband’s illegitimate child out there is eyeing our fortune. The same goes for all our other relatives. With so many people going after the family’s wealth, you cannot leave now. If the truth is out of the bag, you’ll be kicked out of the family. Do you know what will happen to me by then? I’ll be a gone case too!”
“Even if it’s a lie, you need to continue living in one!”
Isabel said everything calmly. Her expression was stern, and her gaze showed that she was absolutely serious about what she just said.
Surely, Alfred knew what the Chow family was facing right now, but he was unwilling to live a fake life anymore.
“Mrs. Chow, I’m not your son and this is a fact. Even if I don’t reveal it, someone else will. It’s impossible to keep my identity in the dark forever.”
“Where did you find out about your true identity? How many people know about it now?”
Isabel asked in a cold tone. However, Alfred did not want to answer her.
Other than Rachel, Georgia knew about it too. Then, Vanessa would surely have heard about it as well. At this time, Alfred didn’t want to drag Vanessa into this mess with him.
Although Isabel was a lady, she was ruthless when it came to dealing with certain matters. If she was at a dead end, Alfred was sure that she would get to Vanessa, Georgia and Rachel. Maybe the ones who knew the truth would disappear from this world forever.
“Mrs. Chow, I’ve given serious consideration about this. Telling everyone the truth is the best choice for both of us. If we go on with this lie, we wouldn’t know when it would be revealed one day, would we? You can keep searching for your son. Judging from the current situation, the Chow family wouldn’t be in chaos yet since Old Mr. Chow is still around. At most, the rest would just be tempted by the truth but I believe that old Mr. Chow can handle the situation.”
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